Rona for President

Hi pumpkins,
Okay, so I told you about our whirlwind jaunt thru L.A. last Thursday, right? What I didn't tell you was that I also randomly happened upon my platonic soul mate, a deeply fabulous woman I've admired FOREVER, but never had the chance to meet. Her name is Rona Gaye Stevenson, and she owns Coquette, a vintage boutique brimming over with vintage dresses, accessories, jewelry and eclectic home finds from the 20s to the 80's.

Basically, every time you see celebs stalk the red carpet in some dazzling vintage confection, you can be sure Coquette hooked her up (we're talking J. Lo, Charlize, Rosario, Dita Von Teese, Kanye, Rachel Zoe's girlies and Mary Kate, left). The second I stepped foot in her showroom, it's like my whole life made sense. Girls, it was fashion HEAVEN. Just the most glittering assortment of perfectly edited old-school glamour. It was like Mahogany exploded all over the room. We sat there for hours, flipping through her vintage Vogues, gushing about 70's YSL and squealing over Catherine Deneuve's recent visit to Coquette (can you imagine?). I wish you all could've met Rona, because she's really such an inspiration. She's a dazzling brown girl, just like us, who took her fashion obsession and knack for finding beautiful things and flipped it into a career. Not bad, right?


Being me, I was also knocked about by her pink lipgloss. It was just the barest hint of baby-pink shimmer, but oh, it made SUCH an impact. The magic pink was Chanel Glossimer in Magnifique ($25). Don't be turned off by the paleness, it's really quite sheer. If you're on a budget, try Revlon SuperLustrous LipGloss in Pink Afterglow ($5.57), it's virtually the same sweet shade. Anyway...moral of today's story? Rona for president!!

xoxo,
Tia

PS...I couldn't resist. The only thing Kim Kardashian's rocking in her Playboy spread? A stunning, chunky, navel-grazing necklace from Coquette. I'd upload the shot, but I don't want to offend any delicate sensibilities. Also, the sight of Kim's totally bald vagina is somewhat unsettling.